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    After reading the novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley I realized that this is no ordinary story. It predicts a future overpowered by technology and government and where the people have no true freedom of choice. This book made me think about whether the utopia depicted in the novel would be a perfect place to live or a terrible place to live. It is hard to distinguish where the line is drawn between making life simpler and losing the meaning of life. Although some may look upon this type of life

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    Running away from the dark woods at a silent night‚ the man finally finds the paths. These two paths are separated by an old massive tree. Through the dim light from moon‚ the sign of the right side says “Brave new world‚ King—Aldous Huxley”. Turning to the left side‚ the men reads the sign “Utopia‚ King—Thomas More”. Thinking and wondering around the road‚ the men still can’t figure it out which road is better to choose. Suddenly‚ a wizard popped out. Switching the magic wand‚ the wizard said “Don’t

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    Lumbay Rolando S. Tinio Nalulumbay ang puno ng goma sa gilid ng bulibard At ang puno ng akasya sa likod ng goma. Mukhang uulan sa buong mundo. Wala na ang mahal ko‚ iniwanan ako. Nalulumbay ang tubig na laging kulay-abo At ang tatlong bapor na kulay-kalawang sa laot‚ At sa likod‚ ang ulap na parang tinggang natunaw. Wala na ang mahal ko‚ iniwanan ako. Nakatungo ang mga dahon ng niyog‚ Marahang pakampay-kampay Sa hanging humahampas‚ naglalarong Anaki’y mga batang walang kamalay-malay

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    Tori Leiweke English Honors Brave New World Paper April 1st‚ 2015 The uncomfortably blunt Brave New World by Aldous Huxley was published during a time in which mankind was already searching for a palpable utopia. With the ideas of Socialism and Dictatorship as the emerging concepts of the day‚ surrounding world governments believed that having total power was the secret ingredient in the formulation of a utopia. Through his characters ‘Karl Marx’ (Bernard Marx)‚ and ‘Nikolai Lenin’ (Lenina)‚ Huxley

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    Annmarie Gaither October 5th‚ 2012 Egan Literary Analysis paper Oblivious to Life The impact that technology has on the contemporary world is often a great topic of debate and is shown often in literature. Both Brave New World and Wall-E shed light on the fact that technology can make anyone oblivious to life and their surroundings. In Brave New World‚ a book by Aldous Huxley written in 1932‚ the people are oblivious to life because starting as babies they are given

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    Diaoyu Islands

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    the Diaoyu Islands. The islands have been under the jurisdiction of China’s navy as islands affiliated with Taiwan since the Ming Dynasty. The Ming and Qing dynasties of China exercised sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands and their affiliated islands‚ and officially included them in maps. Japan has its own claims. It believes that Japan and China signed the Treaty of Shimonoseki in 1895 and as a result‚ China ceded Japan the island of Taiwan together with all its affiliated islands. Japan put

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    The controversy of allowing the Chinese to occupy the Goat Islands thus developing it into a logistics hub has caused uproar from the relevant institution in Jamaica and its citizens toward the Jamaican government. This has caused the asking of these questions what the environmental regulation issues are? What are the contemporary infrastructure development issues? Will this multi-billion dollar project cost more to the people of Jamaica than it benefits them and has the Jamaican government adequately

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    GRANDE ISLAND 1. Physical Inventory * Grande Island Resort is located at Subic Bay Freeport Zone‚ located 110 kilometer northwest of Manila‚ and south of the Zambales Province‚ a 5 hour drive from Baguio through Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) and just about an hour drive from Manila through North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and SCTEX. The island resort consists of different recreational activities that tourists would definitely enjoy. One of their potential attractions in the island resort

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    Redang Island

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    Jersey who totally impressed with the miracle of Redang Island in Terengganu. Redang! The very name seems to whisper of Paradise. I am truly hope that one day I will got a chance to visit this pristine island. The islands are scattered with random perfection‚ like a fabulous necklace of topaz‚ emerald and turquoise in a setting of silver‚ each one a treasure‚ a discovery‚ a secret you will cherish for the rest of your life. Redang is a true island paradise‚ unspoiled by commercialism. Whichever you visit

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    investigation. Typical of the Intuitionists text‚ Courcy Island is a classic closed setting physically and socially cut off from the outside world‚ which can only be accessed by boat. In this respect the investigation is limited to a certain location and group of people‚ creating an atmosphere of fear and suspense‚ intensifying the sense of immanent threat- “Here on the southern shore where the mainland couldn’t be seen‚ it was easy to imagine that the island was totally lost at sea..”. Crime fiction is often

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